Mary

Mary, you're covered in roses, you're covered in ashes

You're covered in rain

You've covered in babies, you're covered in slashes

You're covered in wilderness, you're covered in stains

You cast aside the sheet, you cast aside the shroud

Of another man who served the world proud

You greet another son, you lose another one

On some sunny day and always you stay, Mary

And Jesus said, "Mother, I couldn't stay another day longer

He flies right by me, leaves a kiss upon our face"

While the angels were singin' His praises in a blaze of glory

Mary stays behind and starts cleanin' up the place

Oh, Mary, she moves behind me

She leaves her fingerprints everywhere

Every time the snow drifts, every way the sand shifts

Even when the night lifts, she's always there

And Jesus said, "Mother, I couldn't stay another day longer

He flies right by me, leaves a kiss upon our face"

While the angels were singin' His praises in a blaze of glory

Mary stays behind and starts cleanin' up the place

Oh, Mary, you're covered in roses

You're covered in ruins, you're covered in secrets

You're covered in treetops,  covered in birds

Who can sing a million songs without any words

You cast aside the sheet, you cast aside the shroud

Of another man who served the world proud

You greet another son and you lose another one

On some sunny day and always you stay

Mary

Mary